Marist Rugby Club (Invercargill) Explained

Teamname:Marist
Union:Southland Rugby Football Union
Fullname:Marist Old Boys Rugby Football Club - Invercargill
Location:Invercargill, New Zealand
Countryflag:New Zealand
Ground:Miller Street
Coach:Marty Smith
Captain:Scott Eade
League:Southlandwide Premier Galbraith Shield
Url:http://www.maristinvercargill.co.nz/
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Invercargill Marist Rugby Football Club is an amateur New Zealand rugby union club based in the Southland Region of New Zealand. Their senior team plays in the Southlandwide Premier Division for the Galbraith Shield. The club boasts one of the most loyal supporters groups in the region which can be credited to Peter D Grace, the founder of the Supporters Club. The current team captained by former New Zealand Under-20 representative Scott Eade features five current Southland representatives. The local patron of the rugby club is Nathan "Birdman" Burgess.

Club Honours

The Marist club has produced numerous Southland representatives and five All Blacks, the most recent being Paul Henderson in the 1990s.[1]

Galbraith Shield Wins (7): 1940, 1948, 1957, 1979, 2001, 2017, 2018

Club All Blacks:

New Zealand XV:

Junior All Blacks/New Zealand Under-20:

New Zealand Maori:

New Zealand Under 17:

New Zealand Marist:

References

Southland Rugby Clubs Page

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marist Rugby Football Club Invercargill - Home.